Chapter 53: Righteous Deeds

Mao Wenlong read Xiong Tingbi's official letter, and his face changed immediately, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and others saw it clearly, and hurriedly asked, "Father-in-law, what's wrong?" ”

"Lord Xiong said in the official letter that he would transfer two capable water war generals from me to Fujian to help Lord Yue train the sailors, exterminate the pirates and take away the Dutch red-haired ghost who took my Penghu, and said that this is the meaning of the imperial court, you think something is inappropriate, could this be that the imperial court wants to weaken my strength" Mao Wenlong was originally worried about this

Geng Zhongming is a relatively scheming person, hearing this, he thought about it secretly, and then asked: "Father-in-law, but I don't know who Lord Yue of Fujian is?" ”

"It's Lord Jifuyue," Mao Wenlong said

"It's him......" As soon as they heard that it was the second assistant Yue Su, Geng Zhongming and the others gasped, and then they heard Geng Zhongming say: "Father-in-law, the child thinks that this matter may not be a bad thing for the father-in-law, but a good thing."

"What do you mean by that?" Mao Wenlong said suspiciously

"What kind of person is Lord Yue, that is the minister appointed by the first emperor, before Ding Wei, he is also considered to be power-leaning towards the government and the opposition, and the righteous father has never been to meet the court magnates, only on Phi Island, harassing the Tartars, not seeking wealth and nobility, only seeking to defend the land for the country, and fulfilling the responsibilities of the courtiers, but now the court is changing, God knows what accidents will happen soon, the righteous father only wants to be alone, and I don't know if he can do it Now Lord Yue needs help, the righteous father might as well send someone to go, on the surface, he is under the orders of the imperial court, no one can say no, and he can also make friends secretly, To make the position of the stepfather more stable, and sending two people to Fujian will not cause much damage to the strength of our Phi Dao, and the pros and cons are obvious, so the child thinks that the stepfather will obey the order," Geng Zhongming said

"What you said also makes sense" Mao Wenlong nodded and said: "Just send two people, it's nothing to Phi Dao, but you can make friends with Lord Yue Yue's reputation, I know, helping him is equivalent to helping the imperial court, but, who do you say it's good to send?" ”

"This ......" Geng Zhongming, Kong Youde, and Mao Youjian looked at each other, and finally Shang Kexi said: "Father-in-law, Lord Xiong said that he is a person who is proficient in water warfare, we are on Phi Island, some ships, and occasionally fight with some pirates on the water, but no one dares to call it proficient, it can only be said that he knows a little bit Since he must be out of people, the child thinks that it is better to let Yongshi and Youjian go."

Mao Yongshi is Kong Youde, plus an adopted grandson Mao Youjian, you can definitely see Mao Wenlong's sincere help Moreover, these two are fierce people, Kong Youde's martial arts are not ordinary high-strength, and he is not afraid of death, when fighting, he has always charged ahead, and he has been unstoppable in Phi Island these years, Mao Shuai has nothing to do and has some side jobs, that is, pretending to be a pirate, robbing business travelers on the water, or black eating black This Kong Youde is the main general who led the army to rob, basically going to the sea to do business work, he led Mao Youjian is not bad, Although the martial arts are not as good as Kong Youde, they are not much worse, since he was a child, he has seen blood with the master of Mao Island, and he also went to the hinterland of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to kill the Tartar Mao Wenlong listened to Shang Kexi's opinion, then looked at the two of them and said: "Yongxi recommends the two of you to go, I don't know if you two are willing."

Kong Youde and Mao Youjian are brave and can definitely be in front, but when it comes to hearts, they are the least of the people, and the two of them have been listening, I heard Geng Zhongming say that going to Fujian is beneficial to the handsome, and now Shang Kexi recommends the two of them, since it is beneficial to Mao Shuai, then go

The two clasped their fists together and said, "Father-in-law......" "Grandpa......"

"I ...... the two of us"

Mao Wenlong was really reluctant to send his two capable generals to Fujian so far away, but this was to help Lord Yue, and there was a direct order from the imperial court, so it was really hard to shirk him nodded and said: "It's okay, then you two will clean up, and the day after tomorrow, I will see you two off and rush to Fujian together to go to Lord Yue."

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Yue Su has been training outside the city of Fuzhou, Ruan Aoyue, Li Qiongying, Du Shi Niang, Mu Tianjiao four women are really boring, come to see Yue Su together, said that they want to go out, to the left near to wander around to Fujian has been a period of time, the four women have not gone out for sightseeing, taste some local food

Yue Su thought about it, the wives were indeed bored, and there was nothing important on their hands, so it was better to take them and go to play together

In this way, Yue Su took his wives and ordered Guan Yu and Yin Zhu to accompany the guards, along with Jiang Jie and Qin Xin, to play around Fuzhou

Fuzhou is close to the sea, and the surrounding people mostly rely on fishing for a living, which is called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and rely on the water to draft the water, but those who have fields, or rely on farming for the industry, the big guys did not go to the city to play, because of the prosperity of the city, these ladies are indeed a little tired, and now they begin to like the pastoral life

The nearest market to the governor was called Longkou Town, and when the people came to the market town, they first went to a restaurant, ordered some local snacks, and had a good meal, and then went to the countryside outside the market town

Generally speaking, people in the countryside can't see anything other than the people working in the fields, mainly to smell the smell of the soil in the countryside, but this place is different, when they pass by a small house, they actually hear the sound of reading from inside

The sound of reading was mixed with the voices of children and young people, and there seemed to be a lot of them, which inevitably made Yue Su curious

Because, Lord Yue is also a child of the countryside, this year, there are very few children in the countryside to study, even if it is a private school, it will not be built in the mountains and wilderness, mostly in the city or market, because in the countryside, there is really no business

It was because of this that Yue Su couldn't help but look at the house, the house was not big and very dilapidated, but listening to the sound of reading inside, it was estimated that there must be at least fifty or sixty people who were puzzled, and he strode towards the house, there was no one outside the house, and when he came to the door, there were guards who came forward and knocked on the door

After a while, a child's immature voice came from inside, "Who is it?" ”

"My big ......" The guard was just about to show Yue Su's name, but before the words came out, he heard Yue Su say: "Under is a traveler in the past, who came here to play, and suddenly heard the sound of reading here, and wondered in his heart, so he came to take a look."

"Oh," the child replied, and then the door latched and the courtyard door opened

Yue Su looked inside, the children who opened the door, they could be *** years old, the clothes on their bodies were very simple, there were seven or eight patches hanging in the yard, there were more than fifty people sitting, these people were all sitting on the ground, among them, there were many children, and there were only ten or eight adults Opposite this group of people, there was a gentleman, a little far away, and he couldn't see his face clearly, but looking at the age, it seemed that he was fifty or sixty years old

There are three rooms in the courtyard, one on the front, one on the left and one on the left, that is, the children who open the door in the courtyard of ordinary people's houses, when they saw so many people standing outside the courtyard, they were obviously startled, and they involuntarily took a step back The people in the courtyard also turned their heads to look back, Yue Su walked in with a smile on his face, and the child naturally did not dare to stop it, so Yue Su entered the gate

After Yue Su came in, he made the etiquette of a scholar, without the slightest official arrogance, and bowed his hand to the old gentleman opposite, and said, "This gentleman, you are polite."

Yue Su didn't wear the official mansion today, because if he wore the official uniform of the crane complement, it would be too eye-catching, and people with a little insight knew that it was a first-class official, he was dressed as a scholar, although his bearing was extraordinary, but because the etiquette was there, after the old gentleman saw it, he thought that he was a scholar, at best, he was famous

The old gentleman first returned the salute, then walked forward, came to Yue Su, and said, "I don't know what this gentleman is doing when he comes to the cold house?" ”

Yue Su smiled slightly, and said: "No, I am also a scholar, bring my family, come to your place to play, I don't have to hear the sound of reading from your house, because it is a rural place, I am very curious, so I walked here and took a look."

"It turns out that Mr. is for this" The old gentleman listened to Yue Su's words, smiled heartily, and said: "No wonder Mr. is curious, it is really rare to open a private school in the countryside."

This is not an ordinary rarity, it can be said that there are no rich families in the countryside at all, so that children can study, but because there is no private school, it is not sent to the market town, or to invite Mr. to the house Who will have nothing to open such a big private school Especially, Yue Su has now swept over the bodies of these children, no matter which of the clothes on the body, they are patches and patches, none of them are like the rich ones in the family, "Yes, Mr. opened a museum here, these students are not like rich people in the family, I don't know what Mr. makes a living?" Yue Su expressed his doubts

"Mr. is a foreigner, I don't know it, it's reasonable, if you are someone else, you will definitely be the same as Mr., I don't know why? In the early years, he opened a museum in Fuzhou City, recruiting students, and trying to have food and clothing, but last year, the governor did not know why, but he found students, and asked me to open a museum in the countryside and said, I should not accept any students, and the children who came here to study will receive all the orders and pay me a fixed salary every month

"It turned out that Wu Sinan asked you to open the museum here, did I say that" Yue Su nodded and said

It's just that he inadvertently opened his mouth to call the governor by his name, which surprised the old gentleman, and the old gentleman hurriedly said: "This gentleman, how can you call Lord Wu's name, fortunately, there are no outsiders here, if you call it like this in the city, it will not be good if it reaches the ears of Lord Wu."

"Hahahaha......" Yue Su shook his head and smiled, and said: "I and Lord Wu are old, it's okay to just don't expect that this lazy guy has such a righteous deed, starting a private school in the countryside, so that those children from poor families can also read and write, and other things should be encouraged, if officials from all over the world can do this, it is really a blessing for my Ming Dynasty."